Architecture Advisor Senior Manager (multiple positions available)
About The Position
SAP America, Inc. seeks an Architecture Advisor Senior Manager to align enterprise architecture and SAP solutions with customer business outcomes, using a strategic approach to drive IT-enabled business value and growth. The position is based in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, under a hybrid work model. The role positions and integrates SAP technologies to foster long-term customer partnerships. It leads technology and architecture initiatives by understanding customer industries, priorities, and strategic imperatives, and positioning SAP's Intelligent Enterprise, Clean Core, BTP, and AI solutions as business drivers. It defines and delivers target business and solution architectures, emphasizing integration, data management, and AI through Clean Core and BTP. The role develops and maintains enterprise architecture and roadmaps based on SAP products, ensuring feasibility within customer IT landscapes and involving partners as needed. It leads cross-portfolio architecture recommendations in the cloud, hybrid enterprise architecture, and value positioning. It also designs and updates customer enterprise architecture and roadmaps to drive lifetime value, position SAP solutions for cross-sell opportunities, and lead frequent sales cycles. The role requires up to 50% domestic and international travel to SAP offices and customer sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Data Science, or a related field, plus 10 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the offered job or a related occupation; alternatively, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in one of these fields plus 8 years of experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in business process design in at least one domain such as Sales & Distribution, Procure to Pay, Logistics, or Supply Chain Planning.
- At least 5 years of experience leading complex implementation projects, including coordinating and facilitating decisions on process- and architecture-related issues.
- At least 5 years of experience in functional enterprise software integration.
- At least 5 years of experience in HANA database implementation, administration, or design and development.
- At least 5 years of experience in data modeling and defining data strategies in a customer-facing environment.
- At least 5 years of experience in solution design and integration of hybrid cloud or on-premise environments.
- Certification in SAP-specific Line of Business solutions, including SRM, SCM, CRM, HCM, or FI.
- A CFA Institute practical skill module or certification, or completion of a module, certification, or examination certified by ASCM/APICS.
- SAP Certified Professional Enterprise Architect certification.
- PMI/PMBOK, PMP, or PRINCE2 certification.
- Willingness to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally to SAP offices and customer sites.
Responsibilities
- Position and integrate SAP technologies to foster long-term customer partnerships.
- Lead technology and architecture initiatives based on customer industries, priorities, and strategic imperatives.
- Position SAP Intelligent Enterprise, Clean Core, BTP, and AI solutions as business drivers.
- Define and deliver target business and solution architectures, emphasizing integration, data management, and AI through Clean Core and BTP.
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture and SAP-product-based roadmaps that are feasible within customer IT landscapes, involving partners as needed.
- Lead cross-portfolio cloud architecture recommendations, hybrid enterprise architecture, and value positioning.
- Design and update customer enterprise architecture and roadmaps to drive lifetime value and develop cross-sell opportunities.
- Lead frequent sales cycles.
Benefits
- The posting references SAP North America benefits but does not specify individual benefits.
- Employee Referral Program eligibility is subject to the applicable policy and criteria.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
